| Bhutan
set to become world's newest democracy
|
Thimpu,
Mar 23:
The kingdom of Bhutan stands poised to become the world's newest
democracy on Monday with historic polls ordered by its revered
royal family to end their reign.
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| Astronauts
embark on fifth and final spacewalk |
Cape
Canaveral, Mar 23:
Endeavour's astronauts embarked on the fifth and final spacewalk
of their mission Saturday, this time to attach a 50-foot (15.24-meter)
inspection pole to the international space station for use by
the next shuttle visitors.
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| Malaysian
Indian Congress to work with Barisan Nasional
|
Singapore,
Mar 23:
Malaysia's new Human Resource Minister Dr S Subramaniam has
said that his party the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), will
work with the ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN) despite
the debacle at the general elections earlier this month.
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| Sci-fi
guru Arthur Clarke laid to rest |
Colombo,
Mar 23:
Visionary science fiction great Arthur C Clarke was laid to
rest in his adopted home Sri Lanka as per his wishes on Saturday
while mourners across the country observed a minute's silence
in his memory.
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